Course Catalog

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Ask, Screen, Intervene: Effective Prevention in HIV Care

Originally developed in 2003, this skills-building class has been newly updated to reflect the current state of prevention efforts with persons living with HIV, in line with the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. It is designed for clinicians who provide care for persons with HIV, and promotes the use of the clinical encounter for the prevention of HIV transmission. The three modules cover behavioral risk assessment and STD screening, tailored behavioral interventions, and partner services. Students will have an opportunity to participate in skills-building exercises for each component. This training is also offered in individual modules.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This activity for 3.75 contact hours is provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditations. The CDC has been reviewed and approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) 8405 Greensboro Drive, Suite 800, McLean, VA 22102. The CDC has awarded .4 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to participants who successfully complete this program.

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Assessment and Evaluation for STD/HIV Prevention Programs

Participants develop a realistic evaluation plan for their prevention programs based on current interventions they are implementing. Emphasis is placed on determining the effectiveness of current programs in addressing factors that influence high-risk behaviors in priority populations. Quantitative and qualitative evaluation techniques are incorporated along with the application of process and outcome measures.

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Be Proud! Be Responsible!

Be Proud! Be Responsible! is a six-module curriculum that provides adolescents with the knowledge, motivation and skills necessary to change their behaviors in ways that will reduce their risk of contracting HIV, other sexually transmitted diseases and getting pregnant. The curriculum is intended to delay initiation of sex among sexually inexperienced youth, to reduce unprotected sex among sexually active youth, and to help young people make proud and responsible decisions about their sexual behaviors.

All trainings are skills-based, interactive and provide an in-depth training experience designed to deliver the critical foundation and skills necessary to implement the program with success. This two-day training provides a detailed curriculum introduction, theoretical framework overview, in-depth module-by-module walk through, activity teach back sessions, individualized facilitation-skills feedback, discussion, Q&A and conclusion.

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Building a Foundation in HIV Prevention and Care

The goal of this one day training is to offer providers a useful foundation in their HIV-related work by providing basic information that impacts the provision of services at all levels. The training will examine the impact of stigma, history of the epidemic, the continuum of available services, risk reduction, disparity data and effective counseling skills for working in both prevention and care.

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Building Competencies for Recruitment and Outreach

This two-day training is for providers who conduct outreach efforts for the purposes of recruitment, education, and research. The training will focus on improving awareness, skills, and knowledge for effective outreach as well as provide an opportunity to discuss strategies to respond to common challenges in the field. The goal of this training is to strengthen the capacity of the outreach staff to empower communities to access information, engage in available programs, and to inform future program needs.

Topics will include; exploring communication strategies, using a strength-based approach, boundaries and ethics, cultural competency considerations, managing conflict, and collaboration within and outside the organization.

Participants will be able to:

Explore competencies of effective outreach

Gain knowledge on methods of recruitment

Improve communication with community members

Gain knowledge of utilizing a strength-based approachStrategize responses to challenges in the field

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Chlamydia Partner Management

This course is designed for clinicians and health care providers working in time-sensitive settings, who are interested in Chlamydia partner management strategies to reduce the risk of Chlamydia re-infection. This program explores the client and health department sex partner referral process and patient-delivered therapy as options for notifying sex partners of exposure to Chlamydia, with direction to medical evaluation and treatment.

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CLEAR 201

This one and one half day class will provide an advanced training on three of the menu sessions of the CLEAR intervention: Disclosure, Adherence, and Health Care/Self Care. These are three menu sessions that are in line with High-impact Prevention Linkage to and Retention in Care.

For practicing clinicians, 4-16 hours; students typically precept 1 to 2 days. Experience individually supervised clinical training covering all aspects of the STD clinic visit at an STD clinic in San Francisco, CA. Participants work one-on-one with clinic staff as they manage patients. A didactic course is required before the clinical preceptorship. Flexible scheduling is available; PLEASE CONTACT (510) 625-6043 FOR DETAILS. DATES TO BE ARRANGED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. THIS COURSE IS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. Course fee: $75/day; CME fee: $15 per 1/2 day, $30 per day. Free nursing contact hours. Scholarships are available for clinicians who meet specific criteria.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Institute for Medical Quality and the California Medical Association’s CME Accreditation Standards (IMQ/CMA) through the Joint Sponsorship of Cardea Services, Inc., and the California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center.

Cardea Services is accredited by IMQ/CMA for issuing AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for physicians. Cardea Services designates this live activity for a maximum of 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.

The California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 14547 for 4.8 contact hours per 4-hour course segment, to a maximum of 19.2 contact hours for Clinical Preceptorship.

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Community Promise

The Community PROMISE training consists of two parts: an online Overview course and a four day, in-person training. Completion of the online course is required before registration for the live training.

The Overview course covers the concept of community-level interventions, what "community" means, the theorhetical background, PROMISE's four core elements, and the connections between the theories, the concept of reaching critical mass, a formula to identify number of Role Model Stories and Peer Advocates according to sample size and the core elements. A passing score or an in-depth discussion with the training team will satisfy this first requirement.

The four-day, face-to-face course provides participants with the knowledge and skills needed to implement PROMISE successfully. Through interactive exercises, participants will gain skills to create a Community Identification Assessment Report, write role model stories, train peer advocates, and identify instruments used for ongoing evaluation.

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Comprehensive Risk Counseling and Services (CRCS)

This three-day course is designed for STD/HIV health professionals who plan to provide or are already providing HIV Comprehensive Risk Counseling and Services (CRCS). This skills-based training on the CRCS Process includes an overview of the CRCS model; the role of CRCS counselors; legal and ethical issues; cultural competence; theories that underlie CRCS; program components and standards; and tasks involved in the CRCS core elements of recruitment, engagement, screening, enrollment, assessment, prevention planning, risk-reduction counseling, active coordination of referrals, monitoring and reassessment, and discharge planning. In some cases, this course may be offered as a one-day overview of the CRCS process.

The California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 14547 for 24 contact hours for Comprehensive Risk Counseling and Services.

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Couples HIV Testing and Counseling

This course builds on the existing skills of individual HIV testing and counseling providers, and equips them with the skills to conduct Couples HIV Testing and Counseling (CHTC) services following the CHTC protocol. CHTC occurs when two or more persons who are in – or are planning to be in – a sexual relationship, receive all elements of HIV testing and counseling together in order to facilitate disclosure of results between partners and develop a prevention plan that is specific to the couple, their relationship, and their serostatus. Participants in this training course will learn communication skills for working with couples, will practice skills for easing tension and diffusing blame, and will learn how to address risk issues using abstract language and with a focus on the present and the future. Participants will also learn how to talk about HIV discordance (when one partner is HIV positive and one partner is HIV negative), and will practice delivering a CHTC session via role plays and interactive exercises. Prior to attending the 2-day in-person training, participants will be expected to complete a 2.5 hour pre-training e-learning module.

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d-up: Defend Yourself!

d-up: Defend Yourself! is a community-level intervention designed for and developed by Black men who have sex with men (MSM). d-up! is designed to promote social norms of condom use and assist Black MSM to recognize and handle risk-related racial and sexual bias. Those interested in attending this training may apply at www.effectiveinterventions.org .

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Effective Recruitment and Retention Strategies

This two-day skills building training enhances the quality and effectiveness of recruiting populations at highest risk for contracting or transmitting HIV into prevention programs. Information to be presented includes basic recruitment methods, a 6 question approach to effective recruitment development, evidence-based decision making, sources of information for developing a recruitment strategy, tailoring retention strategies to fit the type of Intervention, and how to set objectives for acceptable retention rates.

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Examination and Interpretation of Wet Preparations of Vaginal Specimens

A three-hour course from 2-5 p.m. beginning with a fifteen-minute didactic presentation on applicable issues of CLIA regulation, quality control, and infection control. This will be followed by fifteen minutes on interpretation of VWM and application to diagnosis of vaginitis, utilizing lecture, PowerPoint presentation, and group discussion. The remaining two and one-half hours consists of experiential training, including laboratory practicum on examination of saline and KOH vaginal wet mounts (VWM). During this portion of the training, participants will have an opportunity for group discussion, explanation and demonstration, as well as practice and return demonstration. Course fee will be waived for UCSF residents.

3 CME credits: $15; Nursing Contact Hours: Free

Cardea Services designates this live activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.

This activity have been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical (IMQ/CMA) through the Joint Sponsorship of Cardea Services, Inc., and the California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center.

The California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 14547 for 3.6 contact hours for Examination & Interpretation of Wet Preparations of Vaginal Specimens. If you are requesting nursing contact hours, you must be in attendance for the entire training. No partial credit is allowed.

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Facilitating Groups for EBPMs

This training focuses on the enhancement and strengthening of facilitative skills that can be applied when working with and for young people. These skills are applicable in different group settings such as education classes, support groups, training groups, focus groups, work teams and planning groups.

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Fundamentals of Program Planning

Learn to design a needs assessment, develop program objectives, create an intervention appropriate to a specific population and prepare an evaluation plan. This session is a blend of didactic presentations with an immediate opportunity to apply the information. Designed for practitioners with limited experience in program planning and evaluation.

The California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 14547 for 21.3 contact hours for Fundamentals of Program Planning.

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Fundamentals of STDs in Clinical Practice

Given once per year, usually in February, for clinicians desiring in-depth, comprehensive information on sexually-transmitted diseases, presented by our expert faculty and guest specialists. STDs commonly seen in clinical practice and issues relevant to diagnosis and treatment are addressed, as well as HIV prevention and testing, substance abuse, stigma, population disparities, pharmacology, domestic violence, and sexual-history taking. Recommended in conjunction with the Male and Female Genital Exam Skills, Examination & Interpretation of Wet Preparations of Vaginal Specimens, and/or a Clinical Preceptorship.

CME fee:$90; Nursing Contact Hours: FREE

Cardea Services designates this live activity for a maximum of 21.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.

This activity have been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical (IMQ/CMA) through the Joint Sponsorship of Cardea Services, Inc., and the California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center.

The California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 14547 for 25.5 contact hours for Fundamentals of STDs in Clinical Practice. If you are requesting nursing contact hours, you must be in attendance for the entire training. No partial credit is allowed.

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Healthy Relationships

Learn how to conduct a five-session group-level intervention for persons living with HIV. This evidence-based intervention training supports HIV-positive persons in decisions around serostatus disclosure to family and friends as appropriate, sex and needle-sharing partners, and adoption of risk-reduction behaviors to prevent transmission of STD/HIV. This intervention is designed to be co-facilitated by a person living with HIV and a mental health professional. Recommended prerequisites: Bridging Theory and Practice, Group Process and Facilitation. **For this training please use the website below to enroll**

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Healthy Relationships TOF (SPANISH)

Learn how to conduct a five-session group level intervention for persons living with HIV. This evidence based intervention training supports HIV-positive persons in decisions around serostatus disclosure to family and friends as appropriate, sex and needle-sharing partners, and adoption of risk-reduction behaviors to prevent tranmission of STD/HIV. This intervention is designed to be co-facilitated by a person living with HIV and a mental health professional. Recommended prerequisities: Bridging Theory and Practice, Group Process and Facilitation. **For this training please use the website below to enroll.**

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

HIV Partner Counseling and Referral Services

Designed for those who work in HIV counseling, testing and other HIV services programs, this course provides information and practice in the development of effective, non-coercive techniques that encourage clients to voluntarily identify sexual and injection-drug-use partners. It additionally offers training in practical and effective methods for notifying partners and providing referrals to appropriate services. Some courses may also include notification techniques. A prerequisite may be required.

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Horizons

HORIZONS, a two-session STI-prevention program developed for small groups of sexually-active African American adolescent girls, was developed to address a broad range of risk factors, including personal, relational, sociocultural, and structural factors. The overall goals of the program are to reduce recurrent STIs and enhance STI/HIV preventive behaviors. The workshops are interactive, involving the participants in games, role playing, poetry readings, condom skills practice, and self-reflection activities.

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¡Cuidate!

The word "cuídate" means “take care of yourself,” which is the theme of this culturally-based program designed to reduce HIV sexual risk among Latino youth. This program is an adaptation of the "Be Proud! Be Responsible!" program. ¡Cuídate! helps Latino youth develop the knowledge, attitudes, and skills to reduce their risk for HIV. Aspects of Latino culture, such as familialism and gender-role expectations, including machismo, are also built into the program. These values are used to show abstinence and condom use as culturally acceptable and effective ways to avoid unplanned pregnancy or STDs, including HIV/AIDS.

All trainings are skills-based, interactive and provide an in-depth training experience designed to deliver the critical foundation and skills necessary to implement the program with success. This two-day training provides a detailed curriculum introduction, theoretical framework overview, in-depth module-by-module walk through, activity teach back sessions, individualized facilitation-skills feedback, discussion, Q&A and conclusion.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Recruitment and Retention

To reach the goal of successfully engaging communities most impacted by HIV in care and prevention programs, social determinants of health need to be considered and addressed. This one and a half-day training will examine the impact that significant social determinants play on the ability for vulnerable communities to access and engage in services. The course will describe the relationship social determinants, such as stigma, immigration status, economics, and homophobia, have on health outcomes and consider strategies to effectively address them in order to build effective and innovative recruitment and retention plans.

The primary goal of this training is to provide participants with the skills to conduct interviews and observations and use the results to adapt effective behavioral interventions (EBIs) to meet their community's HIV and STD prevention needs. Participants will learn the common types of adaptation and how interview and observation results can inform decisions about intervention changes that are most likely to influence behavior change for their intervention population. This ethnographic process will consequently provide the foundation for successful adaptation and implementation of the intervention(s).

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Making a Difference!

Making A Difference! An Abstinence Approach to Prevention of STDs, HIV and Teen Pregnancy is an eight module curriculum that provides young adolescents with the knowledge, confidence, and skills necessary to reduce their risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), HIV, and pregnancy by abstaining from sex. Making A Difference! is an adaptation and extension of the original "Be Proud! Be Responsible!" curriculum in that it integrates STD, HIV and pregnancy prevention.

All trainings are skills-based, interactive and provide an in-depth training experience designed to deliver the critical foundation and skills necessary to implement the program with success. This two-day training provides a detailed curriculum introduction, theoretical framework overview, in-depth module-by-module walk through, activity teach back sessions, individualized facilitation-skills feedback, discussion, Q&A and conclusion.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

Making Proud Choices!

Making Proud Choices! A Safer Sex Approach to STDs, Teen Pregnancy, and HIV prevention curriculum is an eight module curriculum that provides young adolescents with the knowledge, confidence and skills necessary to reduce their risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), HIV and pregnancy by abstaining from sex or using condoms if they choose to have sex. Making Proud Choices! is an adaptation and extension of the original Be Proud! Be Responsible! curriculum in that it integrates teen pregnancy prevention along with HIV/STD prevention.

All trainings are skills-based, interactive and provide an in-depth training experience designed to deliver the critical foundation and skills necessary to implement the program with success. This two-day training provides a detailed curriculum introduction, theoretical framework overview, in-depth module-by-module walk through, activity teach back sessions, individualized facilitation-skills feedback, discussion, Q&A and conclusion.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

Male and Female Genital Exam Skills

A skills-based hands-on training from 8 a.m.-12 noon, focusing on the male and female genital exam. Participants engage in experiential training with male and female teaching assistants. Designed for clinicians who will be using these skills in their clinical practice. Must be taken in conjunction with a didactic course.PARTICIPATION IN GENITAL EXAM SKILLS IS LIMITED TO MDs, DOs, RNs, APNs, PAs AND HANDS-ON MEDICAL CLINICIANS

CME fee: $15; Nursing Contact Hours are free.

Each enrollment application will be reviewed for appropriate qualifications for this training. Applicants will be notified by a CA PTC staff person as to their registration status.Cardea Services designates this live activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.

This activity have been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical (IMQ/CMA) through the Joint Sponsorship of Cardea Services, Inc., and the California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center.

California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 14547 for 4.8 contact hours for Male & Female Genital Exam Skills. If you are requesting nursing contact hours, you must be in attendance for the entire training. No partial credit is allowed.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

Many Men Many Voices

This four-day training course is designed to build facilitators understanding of Many Men, Many Voices (3MV) and how to facilitate and evaluate the intervention. The course also will enhance facilitators basic group facilitation skills.

The primary intended audience for this training course facilitators from organizations planning to implement 3MV, as well as their supervisors.

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Meeting the STD/HIV Prevention Needs of Transgender Clients

Learn about the diversity of transgender (trans) identities and the current language used among trans people. Enhance your understanding of specific trans STD/HIV prevention needs, and develop skills to effectively work with trans clients and improve services in a variety of settings.

The California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP14547 for 7.8 contact hours for Meeting the STD/HIV Prevention Needs of Transgender Clients.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

Monitoring and Evaluation for High Impact HIV Prevention

Participants develop a realistic evaluation plan for their prevention programs based on current interventions they are implementing. Emphasis is placed on determining the effectiveness of current programs in addressing factors that influence high-risk behaviors in priority populations. Quantitative and qualitative evaluation techniques are incorporated along with the application of process and outcome measures.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

New Foundations (Emphasis on Men of Color): Expanding the Framework in Prevention with Gay/Bi and Other MSM

This two-day training is designed for HIV prevention providers working with MSM with a particular emphasis on men of color. The purpose of the training is to build providers abilities to recognize the impact of social context and its relationship to HIV risk and access to care. The training examines social context (e.g. homophobia, racism) as well as data on disparities, and includes such topics as, social networks and the diversity of identities for MSM. A holistic model and a counseling approach that identifies resiliency factors will be introduced for providers to use when responding to clients HIV risk concerns.

The California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 14547 for 13.2 contact hours for New Foundations: Expanding the HIV Prevention Framework with Gay/Bi and Other MSM.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

New Foundations: Expanding the HIV Prevention Framework with Gay/Bi and Other MSM

This two day provider training is designed to build skill, knowledge and awareness of relevant concerns that impact MSM; with an emphasis on men of color. The goal of the training is to improve the engagement of Gay/Bi men in comprehensive prevention services. The course focuses on an examination of the impact of social context and its relationship to HIV risk and access to services. The curriculum examines such topics as homophobia, social and sexual networks, identity concerns and the challenges of stigma. A holistic model and a strength-based counseling approach that identifies resiliency factors will be presented for providers to consider when responding to the HIV risk concerns of their MSM patients and clients.

The California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 14547 for 13.2 contact hours for New Foundations: Expanding the HIV Prevention Framework with Gay/Bi and Other MSM.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

New Foundations One-Day Training: Expanding the HIV Prevention Framework for Gay/Bi and ...

This one day training is designed for HIV prevention providers who work with MSM with an emphasis on men of color. The purpose of the training is to build providers' ability to recognize the impact of social context and its relationship to HIV risk, including homophobia, racism, and stigma. The curriculum covers how to use a holistic wellness model to engage and support MSM more effectively, and the topics of sexual health and spirituality. This course also highlights cultural competency as a foundational skill when working with gay, bisexual, and other MSM.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

Partner and Domestic Violence Assessment and Referral (CA)

Intended for providers working directly in STD, HIV, or related client-based settings. Participants will review factors impacting domestic violence and identify situations where domestic/partner violence may be occurring. Participants will learn to conduct manageable domestic violence assessments and provide referrals as part of a useful public health intervention.

The California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 14547 for 7.8 contact hours for Partner and Domestic Violence Assessment and Referral (CA).

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

Partner Services for Medical Providers and Referring Providers

This course is for medical and referring providers who refer patients to Partner Services Programs. Module topics include, but are not limited to, the following: an overview of Partner Services, principles of Partner Services, referral strategies, benefits and concerns of Partner Services, and how Partner Services can be introduced to patients. Free CME, CNE, and CHES credit is available.

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Partnership for Health: Booster

Partnership for Health (PfH) uses message framing, repetition, and reinforcement during patient visits to increase HIV-positive patients' knowledge, skills, and motivations to practice safer sex. The program is designed to improve patient-provider communication about safer sex, disclosure of HIV serostatus, and HIV prevention. Implementation of PfH includes development of clinic and staff "buy-in" and training.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

Partnership for Health: Intervention

Partnership for Health (PfH) uses message framing, repetition, and reinforcement during patient visits to increase HIV-positive patients' knowledge, skills, and motivations to practice safer sex. The program is designed to improve patient-provider communication about safer sex, disclosure of HIV serostatus, and HIV prevention. Implementation of PfH includes development of clinic and staff "buy-in" and training.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

Partnership for Health: Intervention (Spanish)

Partnership for Health (PfH) uses message framing, repetition, and reinforcement during patient visits to increase HIV-positive patients' knowledge, skills, and motivations to practice safer sex. The program is designed to improve patient-provider communication about safer sex, disclosure of HIV serostatus, and HIV prevention. Implementation of PfH includes development of clinic and staff "buy-in" and training.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

Partnership for Health-Overview

An overview of the Partnership for Health (PfH) Intervention.

Partnership for Health (PfH) uses message framing, repetition, and reinforcement during patient visits to increase HIV-positive patients' knowledge, skills, and motivations to practice safer sex. The program is designed to improve patient-provider communication about safer sex, disclosure of HIV serostatus, and HIV prevention. Implementation of PfH includes development of clinic and staff "buy-in" and training.

This course is an intensive skills-based application of the core Partner Services material set forth in the online module training program. Through HIV related exercises, activities, and role-plays, providers will enhance their ability to discuss the importance of partner management, develop skills for interviewing and counseling patients with HIV in order to identify sex partners and social contacts for referral to medical evaluation, incorporate partner services into existing practices, and emphasize the importance of HIV testing and linkage to care and early treatment for those living with HIV. Also featured is an overview of how partner notification work is conducted confidentially.

This course is an intensive skills-based application of the core partner services material set forth in the online module training program. Exercises, activities, and role plays focus on how to conduct interviewing/counseling sessions, field investigations, and partner/social contact notification related to Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, and HIV (to include STD co-infection). This program does not provide instruction in Syphilis case management or Syphilis Visual Case Analysis.

This course is an intensive skills-based application of the core partner services material set forth in the online module training program. It emphasizes the development of skills and techniques for interviewing STD and HIV patients in order to identify sex partners and social contacts for referral to medical evaluation. Specifically, communication skills, problem solving capabilities, and motivational techniques are honed. Investigation and notification tools to include the internet are discussed and feedback on mock interviews (role plays) is provided to each participant. Also included is an introduction to Syphilis case management, Syphilis Visual Case Analysis, and the LOT System.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

Personalized Cognitive Counseling (PCC)

Personalized Cognitive Counseling (PCC) is an individual-level, single session counseling intervention designed to reduce unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) among men who have sex with men (MSM) who are repeat testers for HIV. PCC focuses on the person's self-justifications (thoughts, attitudes and beliefs) he uses when deciding whether or not to engage in high risk sexual behavior. PCC is a 30 to 50 minutes intervention conducted as a component of Counseling, Testing, and Referral Service (CTRS) for MSM who meet the screening criteria.

PCC targets MSM who previously tested for HIV, are HIV-negative, and had UAI since their last test with a male who was not their primary partner, and that partner's serostatus was positive or unknown.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

Popular Opinion Leader

This community-level intervention involves identifying, enlisting, and training key opinion leaders to encourage safer sexual norms and behaviors within their social networks through risk-reduction conversations. Those interested in attending this training may apply at www.effectiveinterventions.org .

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

Positive Strengths: Building Competencies and Skills for Disease Intervention Specialists

This two-day training introduces an asset-based approach to prevention with positives that utilizes clients' strengths as a means to respond to the associated challenges of living with HIV. This training has been adapted to specifically meet the needs of Disease Intervention Specialists who will be conducting Partner Elicitation with those people newly diagnosed with HIV.

The training provides a framework for effective prevention work through an understanding of the shared experiences of people living with HIV and describes a strength-based approach to use in conducting services.

CHES – The Community Health Education Section and the San Francisco Department of Public Health has been designated as a multiple event provider of continuing education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc., Provider # CA0039 BBS – Course meets the qualifications for 14 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences Provider Number PCE 1415. CAADAC - Provider approved by CAADAC, Provider Number 4C-03-074-1211. Nursing Contact Hours – The California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP 14547 for 13.8 contact hours

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

Positive Strengths: Building Provider Competencies and Skills in Prevention with HIV+ Clients

This two-day training of trainers introduces an asset-based approach to prevention with positives that utilizes clients' strengths and resiliencies as a means to respond to the associated challenges of living with HIV.

There are two primary goals for the training. One is to provide a framework for effective prevention work through an understanding of the shared experiences of people living with HIV. The second is to enhance the ability to provide prevention services from a strength-based perspective.

Topics include recognizing and responding to HIV-related stigma, assessing clients' strengths and resiliencies, risk redefinition from acquisition-based to transmission-based, the challenges of HIV status disclosure and strength-based models for supporting engagement in care and prevention services. The purpose is to build provider competencies specific to high impact prevention with HIV+ clients.

CHES – The Community Health Education Section and the San Francisco Department of Public Health has been designated as a multiple event provider of continuing education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc., Provider # CA0039 BBS – Course meets the qualifications for 14 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences Provider Number PCE 1415. CAADAC - Provider approved by CAADAC, Provider Number 4C-03-074-1211. Nursing Contact Hours – The California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP 14547 for 13.8 contact hours

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

Positive Strengths for STD Program Providers: Using a Strength-Based Approach in HIV Prevention with HIV+ Patients and Clients

This is a one-day specialized provider training for communicable disease specialists and other providers working in STD programs to build competency and skill in providing comprehensive prevention services with clients living with HIV. The unique experiences of living with HIV can challenge a clients prevention efforts as well as their access and successful utilization of care services. A strength based counseling approach can be an effective means to assess resources and provide relevant interventions to respond to some of these challenges. Topics include defining the continuum of prevention with positives, HIV-related stigma, treatment and care considerations, redefining risk reduction, and using strength based counseling techniques.

The California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 14547 for 6.9 contact hours for Positive Strengths: Building Provider Competencies and Skills in Prevention with HIV+ Clients.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

Positive Strengths (One-Day): Using a Strength-Based Approach in Prevention with HIV-Positive Patients

This one-day training is for clinic providers to build competency and skill in providing comprehensive prevention services with clients living with HIV. The unique experiences of living with HIV can challenge a clients prevention efforts as well as their access and successful utilization of care services. A strength based counseling approach can be an effective means to assess resources and provide relevant interventions to respond to some of these challenges. Topics include defining the continuum of prevention with positives, HIV-related stigma, treatment and care considerations, redefining risk reduction, and using strength based counseling techniques.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

Project START

NEW!

Project START is an individual-level, multi-session intervention for people being released from a correctional facility and returning to the community. It is based on the conceptual framework of Incremental Risk Reduction, and focuses on increasing clients' awareness of their HIV, STI, and Hepatitis risk behaviors after release and providing them with tools and resources to reduce their risk.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

RESPECT

Learn a brief model to help clients at increased risk for STD/HIV identify the circumstances in which their high-risk behaviors occur, and to develop realistic goal behaviors and action steps to accomplish them. This training is based on Project RESPECT, a multi-site randomized research study that examined the effectiveness of client-centered counseling (CCC).

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

RESPECT Spanish

Learn a brief model to help clients at increased risk for STD/HIV identify the circumstances in which their high risk behaviors occur, and develop realistic goal behaviors and action steps to accomplish them. This training is based on Project RESPECT, a multi-site randomized research study that examined the effectiveness of client-centered counseling (CCC).

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

Selecting Effective Behavioral Interventions

The primary goal of this training is to provide trainees with the skills to select evidence-based behavioralintervention(s) that best fit their community's HIV-prevention needs and their organization's capacity. This selection will consequently provide the foundation for successful adaptation and implementation of the intervention(s).

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

SHARP!

The SHARP training curriculum is intended to provide a solid background of the program materials and implementation. Attendees will learn the background and framework used to develop the SHARP program, including the integration of Motivational Interviewing strategies and techniques. A step-by-step guide to the program components and to the core tenets of Motivational Interviewing will be covered. Attendees will practice their newly acquired Motivational Interviewing skills through group-based exercises using the actual SHARP curricula, including how to administer and facilitate SHARP’s videos, computer game and key activities. Attendees will have the opportunity to prepare and deliver in real time the personal alcohol assessments, the Personal Feedback form and discussion of these materials. The training will conclude with a discussion about fidelity forms and other internal quality control mechanisms. Attendees will also have an opportunity to discuss implementation planning, capacity building and potential challenges.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

Sister To Sister

NEW!

Sister to Sister is a brief (twenty-minute), one-on-one, skill-based HIV/sexually transmitted disease (STD) risk-reduction behavioral intervention for sexually active African American women, 18 to 45 years old, that is delivered during the course of a routine medical visit. The Sister to Sister training of facilitators course is designed to train health care providers how to facilitate and deliver the Sister to Sister intervention with fidelity to women in primary health care clinics.

A variety of teaching and facilitation strategies are used to address the content of the course, including mini-lectures, demonstrations, modeling, observations, group activities and discussion, writing exercises, and role-plays. The course teaches providers how to use specific techniques that were used with clients in the original study for delivering the intervention. The course provides a comprehensive review of the intervention's theoretical foundation, training goals and objectives, how to deliver the brief intervention during a clinical visit, how to use the required intervention materials, and how to start and end a conversation of safer sex with female clients.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

Social Determinants and Health Equity: Widening the Lens in HIV Prevention

This two-day course will examine the impact of social determinants of health such as economic status, stigma, homophobia, racism and other social and political issues on HIV risk, prevalence and access to services. A model and continuum of approaches will be introduced to assist prevention and care providers with implementation strategies to address these concerns. The goal of the training is to support improvements in health equity related to HIV in our communities, so that persons living with HIV or vulnerable to HIV, can make choices to live a long healthy life regardless of their living condition, income, sexual orientation or racial/ethnic background.

STD Clinical Update

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STD/HIV Update for Educators

This one-day training is intended for professionals who work with youth and and will provide a more in-depth look at STDs/HIV, including trends, transmission, consequences, STD/HIV connection, and appropriate risk-reduction messages for this population. There will also be a review of the California Education Code related to HIV/AIDS Prevention Education and Comprehensive Sexual Health Education.

Available through this training will be access to free STD-specific resources, including "STD 101 for Teens" PowerPoint and Making the Connection Between STDs and HIV Lesson Plans.

The California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center is apporved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 14547 for 6 contact hours for STD/HIV Update for Educators.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

STD/HIV Update: What Primary Care Providers Need to Know

This program will update primary care, STD, and HIV providers about current testing and management of HIV and STDs. Attendees will learn epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of STDs and HIV. This course is presented in an interactive format and incorporates case discussions. The course begins with two evening dinner presentations on Friday, April 5, and continues for a full day on Saturday, April 6.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Institute for Medical Quality and the California Medical Association’s CME Accreditation Standards (IMQ/CMA) through the Joint Sponsorship of Cardea Services, Inc., and the California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center.

Cardea Services is accredited by IMQ/CMA for issuing AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for physicians. Cardea Services designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.45 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.

The California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 14547 for 8.9 contact hours for this activity. If you are requesting nursing contact hours, you must be in attendance for the entire training. No partial credit is allowed.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

STD Overview for Non-Clinicians

Learn about STD epidemiological trends, STD effects on reproductive organs, causes of STDs, symptoms, transmission, consequences, and STD risk reduction. Link behavioral and immunological factors of HIV and other STDs. Practice simplifying appropriate messages for STD education and counseling. Designed for people working in STD/HIV prevention and education who are not medical providers. (This training is also available in Spanish as Resumen de Enfermedades Transmitidas Sexualmente for persons who work with bilingual and monolingual Spanish-speaking clients.)

The California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 14547 for 7.8 contact hours for STD Overview for Non-Clinicians.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

STD Update: 10 Best Practices for HIV Care Providers

A FREE 2-hour didactic dinner presentation covering 10 keys areas of clinical management of STDs in HIV positive individuals. Local STD and HIV epidemiology and health disparities will also be discussed.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Institute for Medical Quality and the California Medical Association’s CME Accreditation Standards (IMQ/CMA) through the Joint Sponsorship of Cardea Services, Inc., and the California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center.

Cardea Services is accredited by IMQ/CMA for issuing AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for physicians. Cardea Services designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.

The California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 14547 for 2.4 contact hours for this activity. If you are requesting nursing contact hours, you must be in attendance for the entire training. No partial credit is allowed.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

STD Update for Clinicians

During this training, practicing clinicians learn epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and management of STDs. This course is presented in an interactive format and incorporates case discussions.More information will be available to those who register, as the date approaches. Please direct further questions to Dominique at (510) 625-6000 ext.1043.

CME credits: $30; Nursing Contact Hours: Free

Cardea Services designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.

This activity have been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical (IMQ/CMA) through the Joint Sponsorship of Cardea Services, Inc., and the California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center.

The California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 14547 for 7.8 contact hours for STD Update for Clinicians. If you are requesting nursing contact hours, you must be in attendance for the entire training. No partial credit is allowed.

STD Update for Clinicians - Brief

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

STD Update: What Primary Care Providers Need to Know

This program will update primary care, STD, and HIV providers about current testing and management of HIV and STDs. Attendees will learn epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of STDs and HIV. This course is presented in an interactive format and incorporates case discussions. The course begins with a full day on Friday, November 8, and continues for a half day on Saturday, November 9, 2013.Exact locations for all trainings provided following registration, or, prior to registering, you may call the Training Center at (510) 625-6000 and ask for Maxine at extension 1043.

CME fee: $30; free nursing contact hours

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Institute for Medical Quality and the California Medical Association’s CME Accreditation Standards (IMQ/CMA) through the Joint Sponsorship of Cardea Services, Inc., and the California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center.

Cardea Services is accredited by IMQ/CMA for issuing AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for physicians. Cardea Services designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.

The California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 14547 for 11.7 contact hours for this activity. If you are requesting nursing contact hours, you must be in attendance for the entire training. No partial credit is allowed.

A skills-based training that explores the many issues surrounding client HIV status disclosure and discusses strategies for supporting this in a number of different settings (e.g., EIP, C&T, HIV clinical treatment, etc.). Participants will learn how to apply a four-step model that supports HIV-positive clients in disclosing their HIV status to others in a variety of relationships. The course will also promote safer sex strategies for clients, regardless of disclosure.

The California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 14547 for 7.8 contact hours for Supporting Self Disclosure of HIV Status: A Skills-Based Training for Providers.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

The Strength-Based Approach in HIV Prevention: Principles, Techniques, and Application

The Strengths-Based Counseling Model (SBCM) has been used effectively in social work in different settings to promote overall health. The SBCM marks a shift from a traditional deficit-based perspective to one which recognizes clients’ strengths and competencies. Recently in the public health strategy called ARTAS, it has also been shown to be successful in linking clients living with HIV to medical care. This two-day training will describe the SBCM and how it can be applied to a variety of concerns related to HIV prevention and care. The principles, techniques, and application of this approach will be described, demonstrated, and practiced. The goals of this training are to build providers’ skills to effectively use the SBCM to help clients reduce their risk and to promote their engagement and retention in services.

Training Operating for Safety Around Field Encounters (TOPSAFE)

This course is designed for Public Health professionals including, but not limited to, Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS), Community Outreach Workers and Public Health Nurses who desire basic safety techniques to conduct field work.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

Turning the Tide: Responding to Current Challenges in HIV

The goal of this one-day training is to offer providers a useful foundation for their HIV-related work by presenting basic information that impacts the provision of services at all levels. The training will examine disparity data, the impact of stigma, cultural competency, and strategies on how to reach vulnerable populations in your community.

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

Using Focus Groups for Adapting Effective Behavioral Interventions

This course is designed to provide participants with the skills to use focus-group results to adapt Effective Behavioral Interventions (EBIs) that best fit their community's HIV-prevention needs and organization's capacity. This focus-group research process will consequently provide the foundation for successful adaptation and implementation of the intervention(s).

Please contact us at (510) 625-6000 to schedule this course in your area.

Using Social Networks: A Recruitment Strategy for Counseling, Testing and Referral Services

The goals of this two- to three-day training are to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of how to utilize social networks as a recruitment strategy for Counseling, Testing and Referral (CTR), and to develop knowledge and skills needed to successfully implement SNS for CTR in HIV/STD prevention agencies.

SNS allows agencies to reach highest-risk persons, hard-to-reach communities and HIV-infected individuals who are unaware of their status by building on existing relationships of trust, and, in turn, creating positive responses to HIV-testing messages. At the end of the training, participants will be able to:

differentiate SNS from other activities;

explain the four phases of the SNS;

describe the benefits of SNS to reach people at high risk for infection; and

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VOICES/VOCES

Learn how to conduct a single-session group-level intervention using a video as a motivational guide for group-level discussions to determine barriers and facilitators to condom use, as well as motivational techniques to encourage their use. This intervention is geared for educators in group settings such as STD clinics, reproductive health clinics, or correctional settings. Recommended prerequisite: Facilitation Skills for Group-Level STD/HIV Interventions.

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Working with Communities to Achieve Change

Explore how STD/HIV programs can be integrated into other community-identified priorities and their programs. Look critically at "community-owned" vs. "community-placed" programs. Learn how to apply community organization and capacity building strategies to increase capacity and program sustainability. Identify ways to link community-identified issues with funding priorities.